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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "16 U.S.C. § 4223"
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description: "Prohibited acts"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 16
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title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_number: "62"
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chapter_name: "AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION"
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section: "4223"
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citation: "16 U.S.C. § 4223"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc16@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s4223"
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confidence: "official"
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tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
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---
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# 16 U.S.C. § 4223 - Prohibited acts
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## Text
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Except as provided in section 4222(e) of this title, it is unlawful for any person—
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(1) to import raw ivory from any country other than an ivory producing country;
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(2) to export raw ivory from the United States;
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(3) to import raw or worked ivory that was exported from an ivory producing country in violation of that country’s laws or of the CITES Ivory Control System;
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(4) to import worked ivory, other than personal effects, from any country unless that country has certified that such ivory was derived from legal sources; or
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(5) to import raw or worked ivory from a country for which a moratorium is in effect under section 4222 of this title.
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(Pub. L. 100–478, title II, § 2203, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2320.)
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